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Surgical Management of Migraines

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Patients diagnosed with medically refractory chronic migraines represent a challenging population to offer symptomatic improvement. However, if the symptoms are determined to be caused by a peripheral nerve, decompression surgery has been found to obtain complete resolution. Though any nerve around the head and neck could cause either neuralgia or be a trigger for migraines, the four common nerves have been found to be the supraorbital nerve, zygomaticotemporal nerve, greater occipital nerve, and ethmoidal nerves innervating the nasal septum. Surgical techniques have evolved to address the specific areas. Migraine surgery is an evolving field that is offering treatments option for patients that suffer from a debilitating condition.

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA

    Eric J. Wright

  2. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    William G. Austen Jr.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    James Y. Suen

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    Erika Petersen

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Wright, E.J., Austen, W.G. (2018). Surgical Management of Migraines. In: Suen, J., Petersen, E. (eds) Diagnosis and Management of Head and Face Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90999-8_21

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